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The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a project to consider the potential introduction of a consumer class actions regime, following a...
Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) held that a letter of 8 November 2024, exchanged after SEI had called on a...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 14 to 20 April 2026....
Fiduciary DutiesWho is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under...
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
If a contract’s actual date and effective date are different, is the effective date enforceable?For the purposes of this Q&A we have assumed this...
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
AffirmationAffirmation is an indication of the intention to continue with a contract. Affirmation may arise in the case of:•a repudiatory breach of contract (including anticipatory breach (renunciation)), or•a misrepresentation which entitles the innocent party to rescind the contractIt is important
What is the difference between negligence and gross negligence in commercial contracts?In this Q&A we refer to the concepts of negligence and gross negligence within a business-to-business contract, and not, gross negligence in relation to the crime of corporate manslaughter.Negligence vs gross
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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